Hello all, can I get my Pro to read me text such as a Word page ?

Hello all, does anyone know if I can get my MacBook Pro to speak text to me such as a Word page.

Dictation allows YOU to speak to your computer.
You asked about having your computer speak text to YOU.
In almost any Application Select the text you wish to have spoken aloud by the computer. On the Edit menu, choose Speech > start speaking. The computer will begin to read the Selected text aloud.
There are additional settings, different Voices, different speeds, and ways to have it read everything on the page, and ways to invoke this with a shortcut key in:
System Preferences > Speech ... and
System Preferences > [Universal] Access[ibility]

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If you’re using a Multi-Touch trackpad, you can use VoiceOver gestures. VoiceOver provides a set of standard gestures for navigating and interacting with items on the screen. You can’t modify this set of gestures.
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General
Enable the Trackpad Commander and VoiceOver gestures
VO-Two-finger rotate clockwise
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VO-Two-finger rotate counterclockwise
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Three-finger double-tap
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Go to the Dock
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Two-finger double-tap near the top of the trackpad
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Two-finger double-tap on the left side of the trackpad
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Press Control while touching a finger on the trackpad
Interaction
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Touch (includes tap or dragging)
Select an item
Double-tap anywhere on the trackpad
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Start interacting with the item in the VoiceOver cursor
Two-finger flick right
Stop interacting with the item in the VoiceOver cursor
Two-finger flick left
Scroll one page up or down
Three-finger flick up or down
Escape (close a menu without making a selection)
Two-finger scrub back and forth
Increase or decrease the value of a slider, splitter, stepper, or other control
Flick up (increase) or flick down (decrease)
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Read the current page, starting at the top
Two-finger flick up
Read from the VoiceOver cursor to the end of the current page
Two-finger flick down
Pause or resume speaking
Two-finger tap
Describe what’s in the VoiceOver cursor
Three-finger tap
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Press the Command key while touching a finger on the trackpad
Rotor
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Flick up
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Assigning VoiceOver commands to gestures
If you need a reminder about what a gesture does, press VO-K to start keyboard help, and then use the gesture on the trackpad and listen to the description.
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